Cutter-guard.



A. A. BAECHI.

CUTTER GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22, 1911.

' 1,255,687. Patented Feb. 5, 1918.

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ALBERT A. BAECEI, OF LA GRANDE, OREGON.

GUTTERPGUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb; 1918.

Application filed March 8,1917. Serial No. 153,390;

' citizen of Switzerland and resident of a Grands, in the county ofUnion and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cutter-Guards, of which the following is aspecification;

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cutter guards,and the primary object of the invention is toprovide a,

guard for a. rotary cutter, that will protect the operators fingersduring the use of the machine. This guard is primarily intended for useon meat cutting machines of the type employing a vertically disposedrotary cuttcr that is positioned in a. bowl, but the some is adapted foruse on various kinds of cutters that employ broad features set forth inthis machine, and the use of the device is not necessarily limited tothe type of machine upon which it is shown.

Another ob'ect of the invention is to provide a guar of this characterwhich is adapted to be applied to the conventional type of meatcuttingmachine, with no change whatsoever to the construction of the machine.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter, which 1s easily and simply constructed, inexpensive tomanufacture, and one which will be very eificient in operation.

With these and numerous other objects in view, my invention consists ofthe novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts, which will be herein re ferred to and more particularly pointedout in the specification and claim.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my guard applied to a meat choppingmachine of the conventional type, and

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the ard.

In describing my invention I shall refer to the drawing in which similarreference characters designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views. The numeral 1 designates the bowl of the meat choppingmachine, which has positioned therein s rotary cutter, that isvertically disposed and which is mounted on a horizontally extendingshaft- 2, in hearings 3. The cutter is provided with a hood 4: over itsupper portion, that is disposed above the top of the bowl 1 of themachine. This construction is of the conventional type of meat choppingmachine, and I do not claim any of the parts thereof as part of myinvention.

I My invention resides in the guard 5, which is adapted vto be securedto one end 6 of the hood & over the cutter, and which extends to thebottom of the bowl, thereby protecting the operators fingers during theuse of the machine. The word 5. comprises a. body portion 7 whic issemi-circular in cross section, and which has its bottom edge curved, asshown at 8 to allow free circulation of the meat in the bowl 1 adjacentwhich it is positioned.

The upper edge of the body 7 is provided with a plurality of laterallybent clips 9 which are secured by rivets 10, to a. top plate 11, thatis'positioned therein. The top plate 11 is provided with a notch 12 inits free edge, that is adapted Lo engage the end 6 of the hood s overthe rotary cutter. Secured to the plate 11 adjacent the inner edges ofthe notch 12, is an upright extension 13, which has its bottom edgerovided with a flange 14, that is riveted to t e top plate, and whichhas its main wall 15 curved, to conform to the shape of the outer edgeof the end of the hood 4. The side portions of said extension have cars16 formed thereon, the purpose of which is obvious.

The wall 15 of the extension 13 is provided with an opening 17, andsecured to the outer side of said wall a diamond-shaped plate 18, thatis provided with an internally threaded opening thcrethrough, which isadapted for alincment with the opening 17 of said wall. "When the deviceis in osition a fastening screw 20 is adapted to e positioned throughsaid opening, and to engage an internally threaded alining opening inthe outer we 1 of the hood 4;, thereby securely fastening the ucrd inposition.

From the n hovo description of the construction of this type of guard,it is obvious that the some is easily and simply applied to the end ofthe hood 4, and will cover up the exposed portion of the rotary cutter,within the bowl 1 of the machine. The shape of the guard is such that itforms a protection around the said portion of the cutter, in the bottomof the machine, so that there wlll be no danger to the operator, andwill safeguard his fingers durin the use of the machine. This type ofguard is adapted to be applied to the conventional type oi machine nowin use, and is-only necessary to provide the hood 1 with atfireadd'op'enifig adjacent the end toiwhich the guard isgse cured,whereupon the guard may be placed in position and; the; detachable,fastening; screw positioned through said part to securely hold theguard. 5

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what I claim as new and desire to secure bv LettersPatent is:

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